President Donald Trump’s move to cancel $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University was an important step in getting colleges to protect their students, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said on Newsmax Saturday.
“I think it shocks most Americans that Columbia University was receiving that type of federal money,” the New York Republican told Newsmax’s “Saturday Report.” “We’ve been calling for accountability. We’ve been calling for consequences. Thank God President Trump is there, and we’re seeing action being taken to rein in these institutions who have allowed anti-semitism to take place on their campuses.”
The administration on Friday canceled the grants and contracts because of Columbia’s “inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students,” the General Services Administration said.
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